A Florida pastor has reportedly challenged members of the Islamic State jihadist group to a battle of biblical proportions, ultimately demanding that the leader of the al-Qaeda offshoot renounce Islam and convert to Christianity.
An atheist organization has recently claimed that there are 24 members of U.S. Congress who are atheist, but refuse to openly express their lack of faith for fear of reprimand from the American public.
U.S. officials confirmed this week that the Islamic State jihadist group is holding a female American hostage after she was kidnapped in Syria last year.
The pastor of one of the largest churches in Charlotte, North Carolina has reportedly been put on paid leave after alleged \"inappropriate conduct.\"
The parents of recently-murdered American journalist James Foley have released a letter their son sent to his family while he was being held in captivity in Syria.
Investigators have reportedly identified the user of the account who uploaded the recent execution video of American photojournalist James Foley, a detail that serves as a \"key part of the forensic trail\" in tracking down Foley\'s murderers.
Hundreds of people gathered in St. Louis, Missouri Monday to attend the funeral of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old teen fatally shot by a local police officer that sparked over two weeks of protests.
A teacher who claims she was fired from her job at a Catholic school because she was pregnant and unmarried is reportedly suing the Montana Catholic school district for wrongful termination.
Christian actor Kirk Cameron has recently spoken out on the role the faithful play in Hollywood, saying Christians should use their reputation in the spotlight to spread the word of God and hold themselves to a higher standard.
Ben Carson, conservative activist and retired neurosurgeon, recently argued that Americans must ignore the \"hypersensitivity\" of atheists and instead continue to practice their right to religious freedom.
Mike Ditka, former Chicago Bears coach and current ESPN analyst, has spoken out on the recent controversy regarding the Washington Redskins name, saying the debate is \"so stupid it\'s appalling.\"
Two United Nations experts have called on Iran to explain the confiscation of St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in Tehran and the eviction of Christian families from the property. Reports emerged in July that Iranian authorities had seized the church, described as the country’s oldest Protestant congregation, and removed Christian residents living on the site.
President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to draw attention to the persecution of Christians worldwide, criticizing the U.N. Human Rights Council for giving the issue little attention while condemning some of the world’s most repressive governments. “Christians are being persecuted all over the world; it's not even believable. I never thought I'd say it, but it's been happening for a long time.”
Fulani militia attacks in one county in Plateau state, Nigeria over the weekend killed at least eight Christians, including a Baptist pastor and a church employee on their way to church services on Sunday (Sept. 20), sources said.
Excavations beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have revealed an ancient garden and burial landscape that archaeologists say is consistent with the description of Jesus’ burial site in the Gospel of John.
The Church of England has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani Muslim cleric after past comments praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced. Lambeth Palace announced Thursday that it had rescinded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation presented to Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Sept. 11.